Naomi Osaka goes on to us open quarterfinals after beating Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff’s running on the 2025 US Open has ended, and it was Naomi Osaka, the Japanese star who won the tournament in 2018 and 2020 that made it happen.

Osaka, who famously defeated Serena Williams to capture the title in 2018, played as she previously has to reach the top of the women’s singles locations and defeated Gauff in a dominant manner, 6-3, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals of Flushing, New York.

No. 23-ranked woman’s single player was at a roaring start, Gauff broke in the opening match and continued to roll from there.

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Gauff struggled to break Osaka himself, as the latter never once faced a break point on her serving throughout the match. Gauff concluded the match with an uncharacteristic 33 unforeseen mistakes, which ultimately put her in a rut that Osaka exploited.

“I was super -locked inside,” Osaka said on the field after his match. “I felt everyone would see a really good match and I hope that’s what you got.”

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This is Osaka’s first trip to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since she won the Australian Open in 2021. She has dealt with mental health struggle in the past, bravely talking about them while taking a break from the sport as a result.

Naomi Osaka clamps Coco Gauff after defeating her at the 2025 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, New York on September 1, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/IMAGN -Pictures)

Osaka also gave birth to his daughter, Shai, in 2023, which led to an absence from court.

Osaka approached the crowd Monday and said she was trying hard not to cry because of how much she loves to play in front of them.

“Honestly, I’m having a fun out here. I told everyone, literally, I was out here in the stands two months after the birth of my daughter and I saw Coco. I just really wanted an opportunity to get out here and play. This is my favorite court in the world and it means so much to be back here.”

Naomi Osaka from Japan responds after defeating Daria Kasatkina from Australia after their woman’s singles third round match on day seven of the 2025 US Open in Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 30, 2025 in the flush neighborhood of Queens Borough of New York City. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Osaka and Gauff share a friendship even when they are pit against each other on the field. But it is Osaka who advances to No. 11 Karolína Mailová in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.